Assignment 1

LPS Assignment: # 1: OBSERVATIONS

Record the observations that you have made during your first few weeks as a LPS student. In separate paragraphs, reply to the following questions:

What have you learned about fourteen year old students in the past few weeks?

How do you think that you can communicate effectively with these students?

What other tasks and duties do you feel ready to assume in the classroom? (be specific)

The entire assignment should be 750 - 800 words in length. Please ask your subject teacher to read and sign your completed paper.

DUE DATE:

Category	0-4	5-6	7-8	9-10
Knowledge/ Understanding	Length of report is insufficient. Not all questions are answered. An incomplete number of areas are explored within each question category.	Length of report is nearly sufficient. Some questions are answered. An acceptable number of areas are explored within each question category.	Length of report is nearly 800 words. Most questions are answered. A minimum of three areas are explored within each question category.	Length of report meets or exceeds 800 words. all questions are fully and effectively answered. Three areas are explored within each question category in a thorough manner.
Thinking/ Inquiry	Demonstrates critical thinking skills to analyze student behaviour with limited effectiveness. Applies critical and creative thinking skills with limited effectiveness for generating a list of communication strategies. Demonstrated creative thinking skills need improvement for listing tasks and duties they are ready to assume in the class.	Demonstrates critical thinking skills to analyze student behaviour in a satisfactory manner. Applies critical and creative thinking skills with adequate effectiveness for generating a list of communication strategies. Demonstrates creative thinking skills in a passable manner for listing tasks and duties they are ready to assume in the class.	Demonstrates critical thinking skills to analyze student behaviour in an acceptable manner. Applies critical and creative thinking skills in a competent manner for generating a list of communication strategies. Demonstrates creative thinking skills in a proficient manner for listing tasks and duties they are ready to assume in the class.	Demonstrates critical thinking skills to analyze student behaviour in a highly effective manner. Applies critical and creative thinking skills with a high degree of effectiveness for generating a list of communication strategies. Demonstrates creative thinking skills in a highly effective manner for listing tasks and duties they are ready to assume in the class.
Communication	Sentences and paragraphs are not complete and not well organized. Ideas and information are not clearly communicated. Assignment is computer generated. Word selection and phrasing are not effective.	Some sentences and paragraphs are complete and well organized. Some ideas and information are clearly communicated. Assignment is computer generated. Word selection and phrasing are effective in some places.	Most sentences and paragraphs are complete and well organized. Most ideas and information are clearly communicated. Assignment is computer generated. Word selection and phrasing are effective in most places.	All Sentences and paragraphs are complete and well organized. Ideas and information are communicated with a high degree of clarity. Assignment is computer generated. Word selection and phrasing are effective.
Application	The importance of observations made are not explained. Conclusions made and strategies developed demonstrate limited degree of logic.	The importance of observations made are explained in some cases. Conclusions made and strategies developed are adequate.	The importance of observations made are explained in a competent manner. Conclusions made and strategies developed demonstrate proficient logic.	The importance of observations made are thoroughly explained with a high degree of effectiveness. Conclusions made and strategies developed demonstrate a high degree of logic.